Many economic, political and social environments can be described as contests in which
agents exert costly effort while competing over the distribution of a scarce resource. These …

We meta‐analysed 146 studies (n= 31,861) to examine the effects of individual and team‐
based financial incentives on peoples' performance and to explore potential moderators …

We develop a novel computerized real effort task, based on moving sliders across a screen,
to test experimentally whether agents are disappointment averse when they compete in a …

Previous research in economics shows that compensation based on the pay-for-
performance principle is effective in inducing higher levels of effort and productivity. On the …

We study subjects who were asked to fill letters into envelopes with a remuneration
independent of output. In the “pair” treatment, two subjects worked at the same time in the …

This paper studies the impact of incentives on worker self-selection in a controlled laboratory
experiment. Subjects face the choice between a fixed and a variable payment scheme …

The study of effort provision in a controlled setting is a key research area in experimental
economics. There are two major methodological paradigms in this literature: stated effort …

This chapter surveys the contributions of laboratory experiments to labor economics. We
begin with a discussion of methodological issues: when (and why) is a lab experiment the …

In this experimental study of a two player power‐to‐take game, players earn an income in an
individual effort task preceding the game. The game has two stages. First, one player can …

We review the main economic models of war and conflict. These models vary in details, but
their implications are qualitatively consistent, highlighting key commonalities across a …